DISMISSED. THE JUDGE JUST MADE HIS RULING SAYING MCDANIEL FAILED TO FILE THE ELECTION CHALLENGE ON TIME. 16 WAPT'S BERT CASE JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE DETAILS. JUDGE HOLLIS MCGEHEE DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT THAT SEEKED TO OVERTURN SENATOR THAD COCHRAN'S VICTORY IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF. SENATOR MCDANIEL'S FAILURE TO FILE WITHIN 20 DAYS PRECLUDES THIS COURT FROM GOING FURTHER AND THE MOTION TO DISMISS MUST BE GRANTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. HE SAID IN A 19-59 STATE SUPREME COURT RULING SAYING AN ELECTION CHALLENGE MUST BEGIN WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THE ELECTION DID APPLY TO THIS CASE. MCDANIEL IS EXPECTED TO APPEAL MCGEHEE'S RULING TO THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT. MCDANIEL'S LAWSUIT CLAIMS THERE WAS VOTER IRREGULARITIES IN THE JUNE 24TH RUNOFF. IT ASKS THE JDUGE TO DECLARE MCDANIEL THE WINNER OR ORDER A NEW RUNOFF. ON TUESDAY, ELECTION COMMISSIONERS PUT REPUBLICAN THAD COCHRAN, DEMOCRAT TRAVIS CHILDERS AND REFORM CANDIDATE SHAWN O'HARA ON THE BALLOT FOR THE U-S SENATE. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, BERT CASE 16 WAPT NEWS. BERT, THANKS. SENATOR THAD COCRHAN JUST RELEASED THIS STATEMENT SAYING - IN PART THAT REGARDLESS OF THE TIMELINESS OF MCDANIEL'S CHALLENGE A CAREFUL REVIEW SHOWS IT TO BE BASELESS.